This picture taken on May 21, 2018 shows discarded climbing equipment and rubbish scattered around Camp 4 of Mount Everest. Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. (DOMA SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images)

Volunteers have hauled an estimated 6,600 pounds of trash and waste off Mount Everest since April 14 — but more than 60,000 pounds of trash remain.

The Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee launched a campaign to clean up the waste left behind by the climbers who attempt to trek up the world’s tallest mountain, which stands at 29,029 feet, and often leave the waste behind.

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The Everest Summiteers Association said despite recent cleanup campaigns, around 60,000 pounds of trash left behind by climbers on the mountain remain, as reported by ABC.

The SPCC shared updates of this season’s cleanup campaign on social media, including pictures of climbers who reached the mountain’s base camp on Friday.

Despite the thousands of pounds of waste that have been collected, the trash is a persistent problem every year. Last year, nearly 39,000 pounds of trash were collected and taken off the mountain, according to a statement from the SPCC.

The problem continues as hundreds of climbers scale to the peak every season. This season alone, Everest has 775 climbers, ABC reported.

However, the government has introduced a new mandate that each climber ascending past the base camp must bring at least 8 kg, or 17.6 pounds of trash back, according to the SPCC.

Dandu Raj Ghimire, director general of Department of Tourism, said in a press conference that the estimated cleanup will cost the campaign around 23 million RS, or $331,292, as reported by the Himalayan Times.